http://www.just-drinks.comDaily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com© 2009 All content copyright just-drinks.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:06:12 GMTSat, 04 Jul 2009 22:06:12 GMTjust-drinks.com - RSS feedjust-drinks.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20http://www.just-drinks.com/images/small_logo_drinks.gifhttp://www.just-drinks.com10021Diageo has moved to correct a recent report claiming that it will gain almost US$3bn from a US tax break.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97735Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:07:00 GMTSABMiller's plan to sell a 10% stake in its South African Breweries (SAB) arm to black investors has received positive reactions from the majority of analysts and commentators, writes Chris Mercer.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97732Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:05:00 GMTTalks between Diageo and Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond over the drinks giant's proposal to cut 10% of its workforce in the country have been constructive, the firm said.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97723Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:43:00 GMTThe top ten stories published on just-drinks this week:http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97731Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:37:00 GMTA super premium Scottish gin, named Caorunn, has been launched in the UK by International Beverage Holdings, the global arm of ThaiBev.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97729Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMTGrand Marnier parent company Marnier-Lapostolle has announced a new senior sales team.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97726Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:03:00 GMTDutch brewer Bavaria has fended off complaints from an alliance of German brewers in the EU's highest court to secure trademark rights for Bavaria beer in Italy.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97725Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:45:00 GMTCoca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co has appointed Dimitris Lois as its chief operating officer.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97724Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:16:00 GMTBlavod Extreme Spirits has become the sole UK distributor for Bruichladdich, the Islay-based Scotch whisky distiller.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97733Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:20:00 GMTFrench drinks group Marnier-Lapostolle has revamped the bottle design for its Grand Marnier Navan, the vanilla-flavoured Cognac liqueur.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97727Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:45:00 GMTCoca-Cola Co has launched the latest in its series of Nascar-related adverts for Coca-Cola Zero, to coincide with the brand's fourth anniversary.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97734Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:05:00 GMTNewton Vineyard has lined up an addition to its wine portfolio for the US market.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97730Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:21:00 GMTAsia Pacific Breweries has jointly set up a new hospitality company in New Zealand.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97728Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:58:00 GMTJust-drinks has today (2 July) been in attendance at the Westminster Food & Nutrition Keynote Seminar on alcohol, held in London. The morning-long event has been looking at the issue of alcohol consumption and abuse in the UK, and considered the situation as it is, as it could be and as it should be. Among the more pertinent comments from speakers are the ones below.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97718Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:11:00 GMTThere are circumstances when tradition and heritage are to be cherished and there are others when both can hang like dead weights around your neck.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97722Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:38:00 GMTDiageo has declined to comment on a report that it is facing a write-down charge in India following allegations of financial wrongdoing by former employees.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97715Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:14:00 GMTA van load of 120 cases of Christian Audigier Champagne, worth GBP125,000, has been hijacked on its way to the wine's global launch party in central London, according to the event organisers.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97714Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:48:00 GMTThe private equity firms in talks with United Spirits over a potential stake buy have been named by a local report as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Blackstone Group and Capital International.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97713Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:57:00 GMTDiageo's plan to chop more than 10% of its workforce in Scotland marks the end of an era for the drinks giant's Johnnie Walker whisky brand.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97712Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:33:00 GMTGreene King, the UK ale brewer and pub owner, has seen its share price rise by nearly 4% after a 15% drop in pre-tax profits for its fiscal full-year beat analysts' expectations.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=97710Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:06:00 GMT